scitech

consulting

Technology and Software Solutions for Scientific and Mathematical Applications

Research to Operations

Providing surety, stability, and efficiency to production implementations of scientific code. Transition of prototypes and proof of concepts to operations.

Application Development

Applications development for a wide range of data processing and visualisation with Fortran, C, C++, Python, and shell scripting. Build up code quality to provide resiliance and efficiency in ongoing maintenance. Building up coding environments with version control, automated testing, and automated deployment.

Project Management

Work with stakeholders to bring benefits to the businesses through application of modern project management techniques ensuring quality, schedule and budgets.

High Performance Computing Systems

Supercomputer
Mid-Range
End-Point
Virtualisation

 

Our team has worked on a range of computing hardware including the Bureau of Meteorology supercomputer Australis, the National Computing Infrastructure supercomputer, mid-range server and storage both native and with VMWare virtualisation, and end-point computing.

The work with the supercomputers spans configuring schedulers PBS, and workflow managers for Weather and Climate applications, SMS and Cylc.

Our team has worked closely with operating systems and virtualisation from Red Hat and VMWare. We have set up new server infrastructure with high end compute hardware and storage arrays with ESXi and RHEL to perform complex data processing for marine and space based weather observations, and numerical modelling.

 

Past Experience and Success

Seasonal Model

Operationalised Australian Bureau of Meteorology ACCESS-S Seasonal Modelling System. Our company applied professional software development experience to extend the UK Met Office prototype seasonal model code to integrate with the Bureau's HPC environment. The Seasonal modelling system is a vital tool for agricultural planning and drought management.

Weather Satellite

Image Processing from raw data to production products for public and registered users. Working with the Bureau of Meteorology we implemented a full end-to-end pdata processing systems for polar orbitting satellte systems. This work was adapted to work with the Japanese geostationary satellite Himawari providing Australians with ten minute high resolution cloud imagery.

Weather Radar

Our firm collaborated with the Observations and Engineering Strategic and Policy group to provide an analysis of radar systems. The study pulled together disparate requirements and impacts for; types and locations of radars, severe weather, avaerage rainfall, population density, and businesses and infrastructure. We provided recommendations for the Executive and Government to improve capability and network efficiency.

Aviation

We contributed to the operational deployment of the Brisbane Aviation Meteorological Service Transformation Project. We provided the project expertise in high-performance computing systems, operational resiliance, and software quality and testing. We engaged with, and drove the operational handover process with the project succeeding on time.

What can we do for you?

Transformation

Ideas to Operations

With a strong focus on people, provide fundamental business change through improving systems, processes, and technology across a whole business. With an emphasis on scientific and mathematical applications, transition of prototypes and proof of concepts to operations by building sure, stable, and efficient systems to production.

Project Management

Control your work

Ability to bridge technology and business goals to provide productive solutions through rigorous implementation of PRINCE2 and Agile project management methodologies. Requirements, scope, work breakdown, schedule, milestones, reporting, and benefits realisation.

Application Development

Solutions for your needs

Applications development for a wide range of data processing and visualisation with Fortran, C, C++, Python, and shell scripting. Build up code quality to provide resiliance and efficiency in ongoing maintenance. Building up coding environments with version control, automated testing, and automated deployment.

Stakeholder Management

Work with all

Excellent communicators, with emphasis on building strong client relationships. Experienced at interfacing with key business units including; Executive, Operations, Research, Finance, Engineering, and Human Resources.